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Fries

Located in Wil (ZH), Bülach District Coordinates: 47°35′47″ N 8°31′44″ E

Map showing the location of Fries Fries
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
412 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport15 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen74 km

About Fries

Fries is a village. Location: Wil (ZH), Bülach District. Elevation: 412 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Eglisau railway bridge and Flussbadi Burgweg.

Climate of Fries

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (109 mm)
Driest month
March (59 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Fries
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Fries

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 15 kmsouth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 74 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 26 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 72 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 92 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Fries

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 3,773 natural sites, 811 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 22 kmS
  • Katzensee Lake 19 kmS
  • Hasensee Lake 22 kmE
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km1,081 places

  • Mainau Island 52 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 49 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 34 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 40 kmSW

60–100 km3,927 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 63 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 64 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 78 kmS
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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